I suppose if we couldn't laugh at things that don't make sense, we couldn't react to a lot of life.

I suppose if we couldn't laugh at things that don't make sense, we couldn't react to a lot of life.

Wow, it really snowed last night! Isn't it wonderful? Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand new! A new year ... a fresh, clean start! It's like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on! A day full of possibilities! It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy ... let's go exploring!

Careful. We don't want to learn from this.

Each kind of story has its own problems in writing, but my main concern really is to keep the reader on his toes, or to keep the strip unpredictable. I try to achieve some sort of balance between the two that keeps the reader wondering what's going to happen next and be surprised.

From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way.

I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework...procrastinating and negotiation.